Consider approval of Newcastle ISD Resolution adopting the M&O tax rate of $0.7264 per $100 of taxable valuation for the maintenance and operating fund and the adoption of the I&S tax rate of $0.5000 per $100 of taxable valuation of taxable valuation of I&S Debt Service Fund for a total tax value of $1.2264 per $100 of taxable valuation for 2026 tax year. Including designations and preservation of

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6.C. Consider approval of Newcastle ISD Resolution adopting the M&O tax rate of $0.7264 per $100 of taxable valuation for the maintenance and operating fund and the adoption of the I&S tax rate of $0.5000 per $100 of taxable valuation of taxable valuation of I&S Debt Service Fund for a total tax value of $1.2264 per $100 of taxable valuation for 2026 tax year. Including designations and preservation of encumbered debt funds.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).